Variable linear polarization from sagittarius A*: Evidence of a hot turbulent accretion flow

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 618, Issue 1 II, 2005, Pages

  Bower, Geoffrey C ^a   Falcke, Heino ^b,c,d   Wright, Melvyn C H ^a   Backer, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ASTRON   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxy: center; Polarization; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 13944271432     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427498     Document Type: Article

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